Ford India announces roadmap for ‘Happy Schools’ program

Ford India recently announced a roadmap for its ‘Happy Schools’ program, which is a highly laudable initiative aimed to democratize access to holistic education, at the Jaipur Literature Festival 2014

As the exclusive sponsor of SAMVAD, a dedicated space for children at Jaipur Literature Festival, Ford aims to empower and inspire the future generations of India through dialogues with renowned thinkers and top-achievers from diverse domains

The Happy Schools program is Ford India’s attempt to create enablers for improving access to holistic education in primary schools by addressing gaps in academic support, health and nutrition. The vision was announced at a special session of Ford SAMVAD titled ‘Bridging the Gap’ that was attended by well-renowned contemporary dancer Astad Deboo.

“Through our support of a dedicated venue for children at the Jaipur Literature Festival, we hope to inspire, educate and empower children to realize their potential. Education and literacy are the foundations for future success and we are thrilled to be working with such a renowned event,” said Vinay Piparsania, executive director, Marketing, Sales and Service at Ford India.

Ford will partner reputed NGOs working in the field of education to collectively conceptualize and design a social intervention model that will address the identified gaps. The expertise of the partners in related areas will work towards ensuring the sustainability and management of the program.

In the initial phase, a pilot model will be created and implemented in select Govt. primary schools in close proximity to Ford’s areas of operations — Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Haryana.

“Henry Ford once said that the business that makes nothing but money is a poor business. We at Ford abide by this philosophy. Ford’s participation at Jaipur Literature Festival is a manifestation of Henry Ford’s philosophy and is our attempt to work towards a Better World while designing Great Products backed by a Strong Business,” Vinay Piparsania added.